The sign says "Chains required"

I imagine he had chains on or he would not have been able to "drag" that rear trailer as well as he did, and I'm not sure that there weren't chains on the rear trailer axle either. Few can get around chain requirements on Donner, even if they wanted to. You can easily jackknife with chains on, especially going down hill and perhaps having to initiate an "emergency stop or slow". Anti-lock brake systems aren't completely fool-proof on ice to the point of preventing a jackknife, especially when there is a significant bank and turn in the road.

 

Here is some more information about this situation from someone identifying herself as the drivers mother.

 

Maybe maybe not,things do wear over time. and with no warning.

 

Checking her personal page age send legit. Numerous claims CHP removed chain requirement from her and others

 

So because she's biased she's lying?

 

No. A bias doesn't equate to a lie. It means I favor this over that.
I like my son more than you.
I like mint ice cream more than vanilla.

Don't be foolish.

 

OK then what she's saying had to be taken as truth unless someone had a story that says different

 

Thank goodness his Mommy came out to defend him.